Assessment of the Oman green turtle (Chelonia mydas) stock using a stage-class matrix model

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-8

  Siddeek, S M ^a   Baldwin, R M ^b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHELONIA MYDAS;

EID: 0030021561     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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